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In this lively and illuminating book, Leon Barkho guides us effortlessly through the areas where we may get it wrong when writing English. It is both a grammar version and a workbook on how language structures link together. Grammar features and terminology are simplified with plenty of exercises cautioning against mistakes. The examples illustrating the grammar points the book deals with are all drawn from authentic English. The book includes more than 400 useful exercises on how to correct errors when writing English and more than 400 suggested correct versions of erroneous samples.

Contenido

Quoting and Paraphrasing – Introduction

Tools

Quoting

How to Quote

Practical Guide

Paraphrasing

Practical Guide

Exercise

Subject and Verb Agreement

Exercise

The Possessive

Exercise

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction

What are They?

How to Define Them

Points of Grammar and Style

Punctuation

Guide to Punctuation Marks

Exercise

Consistency

Consistency in the Tense of the Verb

Consistency in Listing

Consistency in Bullet Points

Currencies

The Progressive Tense

Exercise

Pronouns

Exercise

Sentences

What is a Sentence in English?

Exercise: Incomplete Sentences

Exercise: Awkward Sentences

Coherence

Exercise

Content Words

Exercise

Friendly Words

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